Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers, 10th Match

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Nathan Coulter-Nile is the Man of the Match for his blistering innings of 23 from just 6 balls.

What a match it turned out to be in the end, when the rain had threatened to play spoilsport. Chasing 51 from 5 overs was always tricky and Marsh and Gibbs started off well, but they lost wickets in a hurry. Christian's over changed the match as he conceded 21 runs as Coulter-nile went berserk and took him to the cleaners. Earlier Lynn got to a fastest fifty in this edition, but the rain arrived to interrupt an exciting match....

4.2 Thisara Perera to Shaun Marsh, SIX, there's the winning runs, the slog fest has ended within 5 overs, pitched up delivery on off, Marsh picks it and lofts it straight down the ground, that Christian over changed the momentum

4.1 Thisara Perera to Shaun Marsh, 2 runs, fuller length delivery on the pads, Marsh clips it to deep square leg, Cutting covers good ground, slides well and has saved 2 important runs for his team

Thisara Perera, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

3.6 Christian to Coulter-Nile, SIX, looks like Christian has ruined the match for the Heats, poor bowling from him, keeps it full on off, perfect length for the swing, Coulter-Nile picks it and lofts it through the line over long on for a humongous hit

3.5 Christian to Coulter-Nile, FOUR, pitched up again, Coulter-Nile has blazed it past the fielder between extra cover and long off, placed it well and it scooted away!

3.4 Christian to Coulter-Nile, SIX, that has sailed into the stands easily, a long way back, overpitched and in the slot, Coulter-Nile picks it and sends it packing over wide long off for a massive hit

3.3 Christian to Coulter-Nile, FOUR, streaky, but Scorchers need that, yorker length delivery wide outside off, Coulter-Nile squeezes it past the diving keeper to third man, he played that with one hand

3.2 Christian to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, right up in the block hole, but Marsh smokes it straight down the track, Christian got a hand to it and saved some crucial runs

3.1 Christian to Shaun Marsh, no run, a dot ball to start with, short and wide outside off, too much width on offer, but Marsh has missed out on a slash

Daniel Christian, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

2.6 Hopes to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, good over from Hopes, low full-toss on the pads, Marsh could only clip it to deep mid wicket

2.4 Hopes to Coulter-Nile, 2 runs, tonked! Pitched up and on off, Coulter-Nile picks it and biffs it all along the ground to long off

2.3 Hopes to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Shaun Marsh gets an inside edge and the ball rolls away to backward point

Nathan Coulter-Nile, right handed bat, comes to the crease

2.2 Hopes to Gibbs, out Caught by Forrest!! He's gone, but most importantly its a dot ball, slower delivery on the stumps, Gibbs clears his front leg out of the way and heaves it miles up in the air towards deep midwicket, where Forrest takes a well judged catch, Gibbs' bat turned in his hand when he attempted the shot. Gibbs c Forrest b Hopes 9(9) [4s-2]

0.3 Roach to Gibbs, no run, shortish delivery wide outside off, Gibbs slaps it towards covers, it just fell short of the fielder

0.2 Roach to Gibbs, no run, a very high bouncer on the stumps, it should have been called as a wide, but surprisingly the umpire signals one for the over

0.1 Roach to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, length delivery on the stumps, it was moving away a bit, Marsh was looking to play it away to the leg side and gets a leading edge past Hopes to third man

Shaun Marsh and Gibbs are at the crease. Shaun Marsh is on strike. Roach will open the attack

Update 20:51 PM local time: Some pleasing news from the ground, the rain seems to have stopped and the covers are coming off. If the match starts by 09:12 PM local time, the target for the Scorchers will be 51 from 5 overs. News just coming in, the play will resume in about 10 minutes (09:12 PM local). Get ready for a slog fest....

Update 20:20 PM local time: The Heats innings has officially ended at 109/4. The Scorchers need to bat before 09:12 PM local time to get a result in the game....

The drizzle has become harder and the players are going off now. The ground staff rushes in with the big cover. The forecast are for more rain this evening, hopefully this is just a passing shower...

13.1 H Cartwright to Forrest, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off and angling away, Forrest is beaten by the late away movement

Hilton Cartwright [1.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack

12.6 Alfonso Thomas to Forrest, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Forrest pulls it away to long on

It has started to drizzle at Brisbane and Alfonso Thomas has slipped in his follow-through, some saw-dust is being applied now.

12.5 Alfonso Thomas to Christian, 1 run, tailing into the pads, Christian tucks it away off his pads to fine leg

12.4 Alfonso Thomas to Forrest, 1 run, angling into the stumps, Forrest works it to short mid wicket

12.3 Alfonso Thomas to Christian, 1 run, fuller length delivery on middle, Christian drives it down to long on

12.2 Alfonso Thomas to Forrest, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, punched off the back foot to long on

11.6 Mike Beer to Lynn, out Caught by Alfonso Thomas!! Lynn's entertaining stay is over, he's holed out to a full-toss, low full-toss on the stumps, Lynn gets down and hits it well, but couldn't find the placement and hits it straight down the throat of Thomas at deep backward square leg. Lynn c Alfonso Thomas b Mike Beer 51(29) [4s-5 6s-3]

Mike Beer to Lynn, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

11.5 Mike Beer to Lynn, no run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, Lynn drives it to mid off

11.4 Mike Beer to Lynn, FOUR, slightly shorter outside off, Lynn goes back and cuts it to sweeper cover, the fielder slides well and pulls it back just inside the ropes, but his right foot was touching the ropes, four signalled and Lynn gets to the fastest fifty in this edition

11.3 Mike Beer to Lynn, no run, full again on middle, Lynn drives it towards mid off, good diving stop by Mike Beer

11.2 Mike Beer to Christian, leg byes, 1 run, speared in full again, Christian misses out on the clip shot and they sneak a leg bye

11.1 Mike Beer to Lynn, 1 run, fired in full on middle, Lynn drives it to mid on

Michael Beer [3.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack

10.6 Coulter-Nile to Christian, FOUR, whipped away! Low full-toss on the pads, Christian was anticipating the ball, walks across his crease and whips it off his pads to fine leg, the fielder in the deep was a mere spectator

10.5 Coulter-Nile to Lynn, 1 run, fuller length delivery again, Lynn chops it down to point

10.4 Coulter-Nile to Lynn, FOUR, bit too full from Coulter-Nile, Lynn has just smoked it to long off, he's playing a blinder today, that went like a tracer bullet

10.3 Coulter-Nile to Lynn, SIX, that is dispatched into the crowd, slower and shorter outside off, Lynn picked it early and swats it to long on, baseball shot and it easily sailed into the crowds

10.2 Coulter-Nile to Christian, 1 run, slower delivery, Christian gets an under edge to mid on

10.1 Coulter-Nile to Christian, no run, fuller length delivery down the leg side, Christian had backed away and the ball goes through his legs

Nathan Coulter-Nile [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack

9.6 Brad Hogg to Christian, 1 run, full on middle, Christian biffs it down to long on

9.5 Brad Hogg to Christian, SIX, the wrong'un, tossed up wide outside off, Christian skips down the track, doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball, but lofts it through the line over long on, that was a massive hit as it is the longer part of the ground

8.1 H Cartwright to Christian, FOUR, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Christian comes down the track and hoicks it to long on, it was in the air for a while and the fielder came down on it, but it drops in front of him and races away to the ropes

Hilton Cartwright, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

7.6 Brad Hogg to Lynn, no run, there's the wrong'un, Lynn was looking to play it to the leg side and misses it

7.5 Brad Hogg to Christian, 1 run, 50 up for the Heats, drops it too short on the stumps, Christian pulls it away to fine leg

7.4 Brad Hogg to Christian, no run, short again outside off, Christian cuts it straight to the fielder at backward point

7.3 Brad Hogg to Lynn, 1 run, pushed through quicker, but on the shorter side, Lynn cuts it square of the wicket on the off side

7.2 Brad Hogg to Lynn, 2 runs, bit short outside off, Lynn goes back and punches it to wide long off for a couple

7.1 Brad Hogg to Christian, 1 run, throws it up on the stumps, Christian drives it down to long on

Brad Hogg, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack

6.6 Coulter-Nile to Lynn, 2 runs, full and wide outside off, Lynn reaches out for it and squeezes it to deep backward point, well stopped in the deep and they come back for the second

6.5 Coulter-Nile to Lynn, no run, banged in short on the stumps, it was close to a wide, but not signalled

6.4 Coulter-Nile to Lynn, no run, excellent reply from the bowler, comes round the wicket and angles it across the right hander, Lynn was looking to play it the leg side and misses it

6.3 Coulter-Nile to Lynn, FOUR, overpitched delivery on middle, Lynn backs away to the leg side and drills it between extra cover and long off, wonderful shot from him as he fetched it from the middle stump and caressed it through the off side

6.2 Coulter-Nile to Lynn, FOUR, shortish delivery outside off, Lynn this time goes over mid on and has connected well, he's turning it on here, usefull runs for the Heats

6.1 Coulter-Nile to Lynn, SIX, banged in short on the stumps, Lynn gets across the stumps and pulls it away to deep mid wicket fence, there was a man in the deep, but it was hit well wide of him

5.6 Mike Beer to Christian, no run, the arm ball, Christian plays down the wrong line and is rapped on the pads, huge appeal was turned down, may be he got an inside edge onto the pads, we need replays to confirm it, no inside edge on that and it would have clipped the leg stump

5.5 Mike Beer to Christian, no run, speared in full on middle, Christian digs it out to the off side

5.4 Mike Beer to Christian, no run, slowed it down a bit, Christian gets forward and defends it

5.3 Mike Beer to Lynn, 1 run, a bit too full on middle, Lynn drives it down to long on

5.2 Mike Beer to Lynn, no run, fired in full on middle, Lynn mistimes it back to the bowler

5.1 Mike Beer to Lynn, no run, tossed up delivery on middle, Lynn drives it straight to the fielder at mid off

4.6 Coulter-Nile to Christian, FOUR, short again, this time Christian gets into the position quickly and pulls it away to deep mid wicket, Christian is the key here for the Heats

4.5 Coulter-Nile to Lynn, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length and angling in, Lynn is hit on the thigh pad and the ball rolls away to third man

4.4 Coulter-Nile to Lynn, no run, back of a length delivery outside off and shaping away, Lynn lifts his bat and lets it go

4.3 Coulter-Nile to Lynn, no run, back of a length and outside off, it was shaping away, Lynn shapes in to pull and misses it

4.2 Coulter-Nile to Lynn, 2 runs, banged in short, Lynn mistimes a pull and it was in the air for a long time, but Alphonso charges in quickly and restricts them to a couple

3.6 Mike Beer to Christian, 1 run, fired in full again, Christian digs it out, but the ball goes off the under-edge to short fine leg

3.5 Mike Beer to Christian, no run, speared in full on middle, Christian drives it to mid off

3.4 Mike Beer to Christian, no run, slightly shorter and outside off, Christian cuts it to point

Chris Lynn, right handed bat, comes to the crease

3.3 Mike Beer to Burns, out Caught by Brad Hogg!! tossed up delivery on off, Burns comes down the track and mis-hits it to long off, he didn't quite get to the pitch of the ball, but went through with the shot and in the end hits it straight to Hoggy at long off. Burns c Brad Hogg b Mike Beer 10(9) [4s-2]

Mike Beer to Burns, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

3.2 Mike Beer to Burns, no run, quicker delivery again, Burns pushes it to point

3.1 Mike Beer to Burns, no run, fired in full on middle, Burns drives it to mid off

2.6 Alfonso Thomas to Christian, no run, keeps it full again, Christian pushes it back to the bowler, who has a shy at the striker's end, it hits the batsman, sharp fielding from the bowler

2.2 Alfonso Thomas to Christian, no run, on a length just outside off and swinging away, Christian shoulders arms

2.1 Alfonso Thomas to Christian, no run, back of a length delivery outside off and angling away, Christian lifts his bat and lets it go

1.6 Mike Beer to Burns, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Burns defends it to the off side

1.5 Mike Beer to Burns, 2 runs, tosses it up again, Burns comes down the track and drives it uppishly to deep extra cover, it bursts through the hands of the fielder and they come back for the second

1.4 Mike Beer to Burns, no run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, Burns comes down the track and drives it towards mid on, good diving stop by the bowler

1.3 Mike Beer to Burns, no run, slowed it down a bit outside off, Burns stays back and defends it

1.2 Mike Beer to Burns, FOUR, he's done it again, pushed through quicker and shorter, Burns waits on the back foot and cuts it past the slip fielder to third man

1.1 Mike Beer to Burns, FOUR, slightly short outside off, Burns takes full toll of it, stays on the back foot and cuts it past the fielder to third man, he used the pace of the ball well on that occasion

Michael Beer, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Daniel Christian, right handed bat, comes to the crease

0.6 Alfonso Thomas to Hopes, out Caught by Gibbs!! Alphonso has struck again, keeps it full outside off, Hopes reaches out to drive, but couldn't keep it down and hits it straight into the safe hands of Gibbs at point, Brisbane is feeling the heat. Hopes c Gibbs b Alfonso Thomas 5(4) [4s-1]

Alfonso Thomas to Hopes, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

0.5 Alfonso Thomas to Hopes, FOUR, banged in short, it sits up well for the pull, Hopes gets into the position quickly and pulls it to deep mid wicket, that went like a tracer bullet

0.4 Alfonso Thomas to Hopes, no run, length delivery outside off, Hopes defends it to the off side

Joe Burns, right handed bat, comes to the crease

0.3 Alfonso Thomas to Pomersbach, out Caught by H Cartwright at deep mid wicket!! Amazing catch in the deep by the young man, fullish delivery on middle, Pomersbach advances down the track and hits this miles up in the air towards deep midwicket, it stayed in the air for a long time, Cartwright judges it to perfection and takes a sharp catch just inches inside the ropes, he lost balance, but made sure he didn't touch the ropes, Pomersbach is surprised and was standing his ground. Pomersbach c H Cartwright b Alfonso Thomas 0(2)

Alfonso Thomas to Pomersbach, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

0.2 Alfonso Thomas to Pomersbach, no run, full and swinging in, a solid forward defence from Pomersbach

0.1 Alfonso Thomas to Hopes, 1 run, swing early for Alfonso Thomas, full and swinging away, Hopes squeezes it past gully fielder to third man, a slight misfield already, he's off the mark

Hopes and Pomersbach are at the crease. Hopes is on strike. Alfonso Thomas will open the attack

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the 10th match between the Heats and the Scorchers. These two teams are lying at the bottom of the table with only a win to their account. For Scorchers, the form of Gibbs will be a worry as he's yet to get them off to a great start. Stay tuned.....